Kindle Fire HD 8 Review
Let us get started with this Kindle Fire HD 8 Review by taking a look at Kindle Fire HD Specs in an easy to understand tabular format. Later on we can get into details of these specs. *Price may vary due to sales/offers. Now, lets get into details and take a closer look at some of the key specifications of Kindle Fire HD 8 Tablet.
Kindle Fire HD 8 – Factor & Design
Also, in terms of weight, Kindle Fire HD 8 is not overly thick and bulky, it weighs 369 grams which makes it comparable to Samsung Galaxy Tab E8 which weighs about 358 grams. The screen of Kindle Fire HD 8 Tablet is enclosed in rather thick looking bezels, with top and bottom bezels being thicker than the side bezels. The top bezel houses the Front Facing Camera and the increased thickness of the bottom bezel is designed to make it easy for you to hold Kindle Fire HD 8 Tablet, without touching its screen. Kindle Fire HD 8 tablet is available in four colours: Black, Canary Yellow, Marine Blue and Punch Red.
Kindle Fire HD 8 – Display
You may find the display on Kindle Fire HD 8 less bright than your iPhone or Android Phone. However, this can be easily improved by manually setting the brightness to higher levels.
Kindle Fire HD 8 – Storage
As you must have noticed, most low priced tablets are available only with 8 GB storage. In comparison, Kindle Fire HD 8 Tablet is available in 16 and 32 GB versions, which should provide ample storage for the operating system, most essential apps, a few songs and games, even if you go for the 16 GB version.
Kindle Fire HD 8 – Processor & RAM
The processor combined with 1.5 GB RAM provides good enough performance for most activities that you are likely to perform on this tablet.
Kindle Fire HD 8 – Camera
There is really nothing much to write about the rudimentary Front Facing VGA Camera and the ordinary 2 MP rear-camera on Kindle Fire HD Tablet. Do not expect to look good with selfies taken by the front VGA camera and you are unlikely to continue using the rear-camera, once you have tried it a few times.
Kindle Fire HD 8 – Battery Life
Overall, the battery life is still impressive, considering that users have reported getting as much as 10 hours battery life, while using Kindle Fire HD 8 at a brightness level of over 70% or near the max capacity.
Kindle Fire HD 8 – Software
Kindle Fire HD 8 is Alexa Enabled
However, you won’t be able to activate Alexa by voice alone on Kindle Fire HD 8 tablet, you will have to hold down the home button, every time you want to interact with Alexa.
Kindle Fire HD 8 – Connectivity
The connectivity options include – Dual-band WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n with support for WEP, WPA, WPA2 security using password authentication or WPS WiFi protected setup. Kindle Fire HD 8 supports both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz WiFi bands, which is nice to have in a low priced tablet. As mentioned above, Kindle Fire HD 8 has excellent build quality, good battery life, and offers decent performance. You won’t be able to find anything else of similar quality at such a low price.
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